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Aguirre should be made liable for disclosing wrong information – solon

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre should be made liable for insinuating that there was a connection between opposition lawmakers and the Maute Group, according to Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat. Aguirre earlier alleged that minority lawmakers and some local leaders in Marawi City held a meeting early last month. He claimed that the meeting could have “sparked the terrorist acts in Marawi.” Baguilat said that if Aguirre had no evidence to support his allegations, […]

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MNLF, MILF, NPA should not be allowed to fight terrorists – Sen. Lacson

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The government will violate the Philippine Constitution if it allows members of the Moro National Liberation Front, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the New People’s Army to fight the terrorists in Marawi City. This is according to Senator Panfilo Lacson, former Philippine National Police chief, who spoke in a press briefing on Thursday. “‘Di dapat payagan ng Pangulo na lumaban din ang NPA or MNLF or MILF doon […]

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Super glitch strikes Philippine bank again

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A major Philippine bank shut down online access and its cash machines for a second day Thursday because of a glitch that drained some accounts but added money into others, creating at least one instant “billionaire.” Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the country’s third biggest bank by assets and with eight million customers, was forced to deactivate electronic transactions just hours after saying the problem had been fixed and online […]

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DOLE partially lifts Filipino workers’ deployment ban in Qatar

(Eagle News)– The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday (June 7) partially lifted the deployment ban of Filipino workers to Qatar after receiving reports that the situation in the Arab country has normalized. “Late last night I had a conversation with our labor attache based in Doha, Qatar and he informed that initially there were incidents of panic buying but after two or three hours the situation has normalized,” DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III […]

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Martial law administrator Lorenzana issues second arrest order

(Eagle News) — Authorities announced on Thursday the issuance of another warrant of arrest against individuals believed to be behind terrorist activities in Mindanao. The arrest order released by martial law administrator and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is the second to be issued after martial law was declared in the southern part of the Philippines. Gilbert Gapay, martial law spokesperson for Eastern Mindanao, said the second arrest order was six pages long. Gapay did not elaborate about the […]

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Maute patriarch, 4 others transferred to Metro Manila jail for “security reasons”

(Eagle News) — The patriarch of the Maute clan, Cayamora Maute, his second wife and two other companions were transferred to a secure Metro Manila jail facility past midnight Wednesday, a day after they were arrested at a Davao City checkpoint. The 67-year old father of the Maute brothers Abdullah and Omarkhayam who were responsible for forming the Maute terror group is now inside the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) jail complex inside […]

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Authorities arrest former Marawi mayor suspected of financing activities of Maute terrorists

(Eagle News) — Authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of former Marawi Mayor Fahad Umpar Salic who is suspected of financing the activities of the terrorist group Maute. Gilbert Gapay, martial law spokesperson for Eastern Mindanao, said Salic–who figures in the first arrest order issued by defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, martial law administrator—was apprehended at a joint Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police checkpoint on Wednesday night. His three other companions were also arrested, Gapay said. […]

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Kaso ng dengue sa NCR, tumaas kumpara noong 2016 – DOH 

(Eagle News) — Naitala sa mahigit apat na libo ang kaso ng dengue sa National Capital Region (NCR). Batay sa pinakabagong datos ng Department of Health, simula noong Enero 1 hanggang Mayo 6 ng taong kasalukuyan ay umabot sa 4,195 ang dengue cases. Tumaas ito ng labin-limang porsyento (15 %)  kumpara noong 2016 na may naitalang tatlong libong kaso ng dengue. Batay sa geographical areas, 12.4 percent ang kabuuang kaso ng dengue sa Metro Manila, […]

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Hakbang na ginawa ni former DOTC Sec. Roxas sa MRT 3, nais malaman ng Senado

(Eagle News) — Nais malaman ni Senadora Grace Poe ang mga ginawang hakbang ni dating Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas para maayos ang problema sa Metro Rail Transit. Ipinagtataka ni Poe na pinuno ng Senate committee on public transport kung bakit hindi man lang nagawan ng paraan na masuri ang contract extension sa Sumitumo Corporation na siyang dating maintenance provider ng MRT. Sa halip aniya na palawigin ang kontrata sa Sumitumo Corporation, sa kumpanyang […]

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Comelec at Smartmatic, pinakakasuhan kaugnay ng pagpapalit ng script sa transparency server noong 2016 polls

(Eagle News) — Kinakitaan ng justice department ng paglabag sa election protocol ang tauhan ng Smartmatic at Commission on Elections (Comelec) dahil sa pagpapalit ng script sa transparency server noong gabi ng May 9 ng nakaraang halalan. Matapos kakitaan ng probable cause ng Department of Justice panel ang petition for review na isinumite ni Former Abakada Partylist Rep Jonathan Dela Cruz, ini-utos nito na sampahan ng kasong paglabag sa Section 4 ng Cyber Crime Prevention Act ang […]

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President Duterte reiterates creation of P50-billion education fund for soldiers’ children

“I will be there to protect you,” the President tells the troops   (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated the creation of a P50-billion education fund for the children of soldiers, as he emphasized he was behind his men who were fighting the good fight. In a speech before the 1st Mechanized Brigade in Camp Leonon in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, Duterte said he already found P20 billion, and would only add P30 billion […]

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